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Jersey Number 10
Ma'a Gaoteote
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 230
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Bishop Gorman
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Two-year letterwinner has played in 20 career games with the Spartans . . . has 15 tackles, one TFL, one pass break-up and one forced fumble.
2023 SEASON: Did not see game action.
2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games to earn his second letter . . . saw action on 54 snaps at linebacker on defense . . . made 59 appearances on special teams units . . . registered eight tackles (two solo, six assists) and one tackle for loss (9 yards) . . . posted two stops vs. Ohio State . . . tallied two tackles at Maryland . . . recorded two tackles, including a 9-yard TFL, in Week 2 victory over Akron.
2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games to earn his first letter . . . saw action on defense and special teams, posting 65 total snaps on defense and 46 special teams snaps, totaling seven tackles, one forced fumble and one pass break-up . . . had two tackles in win over No. 12 Pitt in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl . . . logged one tackle with a forced fumble on a kickoff, that was recovered by MSU in the Penn State game, seeing action on 10 special teams plays . . . tallied season-high two tackles at Ohio State in playing season-high 28 snaps . . . did not see action in Maryland, Purdue and Michigan games . . . registered nine defensive snaps at Rutgers, and was in on special teams . . . posted one tackle and one pass break-up in Western Kentucky game . . . logged one stop in Youngstown State game.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and ESPN.com . . . ranked one of the top 100 overall players in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 93) . . . also listed on the Rivals250 (No. 160) top prospect rankings . . . ranked one of 10 best linebackers in the country by Rivals.com (No. 10) and is No. 11 by ESPN.com . . . ranked the No. 1 linebacker and the second-best overall prospect in the state of Nevada by 247Sports and Rivals.com . . . named a Sports Illustrated All-American candidate and a Butkus Award candidate heading into his senior season . . transferred to Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas for his senior season in 2020 but the Gaels did not play in any games this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic . . . selected to play in the 2021 Polynesian Bowl . . . before attending Bishop Gorman, played at St. John Bosco High School in California as a junior and recorded 61 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and three sacks . . . played his first two seasons of high school at Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas . . . compiled a career-high 75 tackles with two sacks and five TFLs, and also had two fumble recoveries, during his sophomore season at Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas . . . tallied 56 stops, including two sacks and three TFLs, along with an interception, as a freshman . . . his brother, Palaie, was a five-star prospect as an inside linebacker and played at USC in 2018-20 and Ohio State in 2021-22 . . . communication major.
2023 SEASON: Did not see game action.
2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games to earn his second letter . . . saw action on 54 snaps at linebacker on defense . . . made 59 appearances on special teams units . . . registered eight tackles (two solo, six assists) and one tackle for loss (9 yards) . . . posted two stops vs. Ohio State . . . tallied two tackles at Maryland . . . recorded two tackles, including a 9-yard TFL, in Week 2 victory over Akron.
2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in nine games to earn his first letter . . . saw action on defense and special teams, posting 65 total snaps on defense and 46 special teams snaps, totaling seven tackles, one forced fumble and one pass break-up . . . had two tackles in win over No. 12 Pitt in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl . . . logged one tackle with a forced fumble on a kickoff, that was recovered by MSU in the Penn State game, seeing action on 10 special teams plays . . . tallied season-high two tackles at Ohio State in playing season-high 28 snaps . . . did not see action in Maryland, Purdue and Michigan games . . . registered nine defensive snaps at Rutgers, and was in on special teams . . . posted one tackle and one pass break-up in Western Kentucky game . . . logged one stop in Youngstown State game.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and ESPN.com . . . ranked one of the top 100 overall players in the nation by ESPN.com (No. 93) . . . also listed on the Rivals250 (No. 160) top prospect rankings . . . ranked one of 10 best linebackers in the country by Rivals.com (No. 10) and is No. 11 by ESPN.com . . . ranked the No. 1 linebacker and the second-best overall prospect in the state of Nevada by 247Sports and Rivals.com . . . named a Sports Illustrated All-American candidate and a Butkus Award candidate heading into his senior season . . transferred to Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas for his senior season in 2020 but the Gaels did not play in any games this fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic . . . selected to play in the 2021 Polynesian Bowl . . . before attending Bishop Gorman, played at St. John Bosco High School in California as a junior and recorded 61 tackles, including eight tackles for loss and three sacks . . . played his first two seasons of high school at Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas . . . compiled a career-high 75 tackles with two sacks and five TFLs, and also had two fumble recoveries, during his sophomore season at Faith Lutheran in Las Vegas . . . tallied 56 stops, including two sacks and three TFLs, along with an interception, as a freshman . . . his brother, Palaie, was a five-star prospect as an inside linebacker and played at USC in 2018-20 and Ohio State in 2021-22 . . . communication major.
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